CVE-2005-2978

N/A
Published: October 18, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNetpbm

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

Description

pnmtopng in netpbm before 10.25, when using the -trans option, uses uninitialized size and index variables when converting Portable Anymap (PNM) images to Portable Network Graphics (PNG), which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the stack.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (16)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17221
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17222
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17256
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17265
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17357
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015071
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-878

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

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